Transition Words and Phrases for Narrative Writing

The conjunction “and” is mostly prohibited in narrative writing class. You can connect events, and sentences using some of the words below.

First,

At first,

Second,

After

Afterward

After a few seconds,

After pondering for a moment,

As soon as

Before

Later

Now

Then,

After a while,

Not long after

After what seemed like an eternity,

Until

Subsequently,

Consequently,

When

While

Meanwhile,

In the meantime,

Immediately

Soon,

Finally,

When it was all said and done,

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